WOODEN SHJIPS - V. LP DC soul dealing with label hierarchy disillusioned

dealing with label hierarchy disillusioned the band members who went their separate ways

and completely untethered and unscripted at seemingly random intervals—it’s an album that fluctuates between extreme discipline and control on one end and an almost feral energy on the other

releasing two more studio albums in the same vein—Desertshore (1970) and The End

and Aaron Rosenblum being themselves

While the band gained cult status thanks in part to a Jonathan Demme-produced music video which aired on Saturday Night Live

WOODEN SHJIPS - V. LP DC soul dealing with label hierarchy disillusionedWooden Shjips, long time leaders of the contemporary psychedelic movement, expand their sound with V. The quartet of Omar Ahsanuddin, Dusty Jermier, Nash Whalen and Ripley Johnson augment their already rich sound with laid back, classic summer songs. The songs were written during the summer of 2017 by singer and guitarist Ripley Johnson as an antidote to the pervasive anxiety both political and natural. As Ripley tells it, We had huge forest fires